Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open.

the one part of this awful video I found inspiring is the moment when the cam pans back and you see an array of upstanding Americans with their smartphones out filming these gutter thugs. that's really the symbol of the opposition. the smartphone and its embedded video cam.

There are basic issues of democratic legitimacy when armed and masked men are defying the wishes of neighborhoods and cities of America.

Trump Wants to Abolish the Filibuster? Please Proceed, Degenerate … As you’ve probably already heard, Donald Trump went on Truth Social late...

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The sacred American spaces desecrated by the American president The American faithful must find their voice if the divine American idea is to survive

In our secular American religion, there is no savior — but the duty of salvation falls to each of us.

The *more perfect* is the task of each American generation.

The man wrecking the White House doesn’t get it. So our chapter in the American story starts now.

www.greatpower.us/p/the-sacred...

Yes, Virginia! Democrats Actually Can Be Feisty and Cunning! Democrats in the Old Dominion get it: On redistricting, they’re acting less like Barack Obama and more like Mitch McConnell.

It's about damn time! Very interesting from @perrybaconjr.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2023... via @newrepublic.com

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

Tear gassing random residential streets is just absolutely psychotic behavior.

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I sincerely know less than nothing about this nba gambling ring dealio. I do know that in a moment when powerful mostly white men are stealing from everybody at scale and with breathtaking gall, it’s odd that these are the faces I’m seeing.

Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.

Big year for photos of clergy enduring pain while protesting ICE.

· Rev. David Black, Chicago Sun-Times: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

· Rev. Jorge Bautista, SF Chron: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

· Rev. Hannah Kardon, Chicago Protest Photography: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

I’m not being pejorative. Donald Trump isn’t an all powerful dictator, but he is effectively America’s king.

He does not exist outside the law, he exists above the law *and* is the lawgiver. He doesn’t just have impunity, he has immunity.

He is a king. This is what having a king looks like.

This is not a Kavanaugh stop. This is a Roberts murder.

Border Patrol Agents Detain 2 City Employees During ‘Lawless’ Little Village Raids, Ald. Rodriguez Says “These federal agents are operating lawlessly, demonstrating utter disregard for our constitutional rights,” Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd Ward) said.

Trump’s agents have detained innocent American citizens and residents, from children asleep in their homes to an Alderman’s staffers.
 
All demanding proof of citizenship, without probable cause, with only the victim’s skin color as a reason.
 
This isn't about crime or safety.

basically all this shit is Roberts' fault, because the immunity made Trump feel like he could break the law as much as he wants without consequences. bsky.app/profile/jayw...

Never mind every other single abominable or corrupt thing to this miserable moment, the extrajudicial and unevidenced execution of 34 human beings by the U.S. Navy on the orders of a U.S. President acting in peacetime is sufficient for his impeachment and conviction.

If we were a republic, I mean.

The destruction of the White House is such an ungodly abomination that, of course, the New York Jets are involved.

The Inspector General system is basically broken now. Most IGs have been fired, most positions remain vacant. Those who remain or would take the job pose no risk to holding the regime accountable.
Congress added more barriers to Trump firing IGs after his first term. He just ignored them.

Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."

the president has destroyed the east wing of the white house without so much as a word of input from anyone else to build a royal ballroom paid for with bribes

I mean listen, we can't cut off this 30-year-old boy's bright future just because he said incredibly racist Nazi shit when he was only 30 years old

Portfolio: The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza Every day in downtown Manhattan immigrants arriving for routine hearings are targeted by ICE agents and taken from their families.

This is unforgivable -- innocent, helpless families being tortured and torn apart for the entertainment of a decadent, bloodthirsty domestic audience. I feel sick being part of it.

Speaker of the House holding a formal presser to announce that Jesus is the king of everyone in the USA should be getting more attention

As said before basically unemployable weirdos are disappearing people who work the jobs that make basic society function

I don't think it's possible to come up with a better metaphor for Trump's presidency than him cheerfully flying a plane that dumps literal shit on America

Screenshot of a post on X from Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s verified account. The post reads: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters. Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure. We await explanations from the US government.”

🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.

As weird as it sounds, I think Trump’s shit-bombing video helps explain why protests have skewed older.

Older folks remember a time before the president posted this stuff. If you’re young and the past decade (maybe half your life) has included a president who posts diarrhea videos, that’s just life

The inflatable costume thing with the protesters is really good because it renders the body armor/CoD weaponry aesthetic of the ICE Nazis even more ridiculous than it already was. Suiting up like Rambo to face down a dancing frog. No coming back from that

The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
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